The News...
I've never been a big fan of the news. It can be a real downer. 99% of news is negative and depressing. 1% feel good, sweet stories.
Since the death of Michael Jackson, I have been watching way more news than I ever have in my life.
It amazes me how these professional media experts, can take a fact and mangle it to the degree that it's no more recongnizable.
Do they know what they're doing, Yes, I believe they do.
Intentionally throwing statements out there, carelessly, until a fairy tale is born.
As I watched from June 25, 2009, until today July 15, 2009, every negative, rumor, story, thought, whatever, of Michael Jackson is what I heard.
Today, the truths are beginning to surface. Michael Jackson did have lupus, he didn't bleach his skin. He did have a good reason for beginning narcotics, yes he became addicted. He did seek help. I could go on forever.
How is it in a country when you are innocent until proven guilty, that on the other can you can defame a person in the media and it's ok.
I've never ever heard an apology. From time to time there is a retraction, but to me it doesn't resemble an apology at all.
Just had to get that off of my chest.
Thanks for listening,
valsank

Joe Jackson!!

It's been a minute since I've blogged, but I've had enough of Joe Jackson. I'm watching CNN, or whoever interviewed him...I thought he was gonna have sense enough to just keep his mouth shut...Anyway, only HE would say "I suspect foul play!". Who would have motive to kill Michael Jackson? The Doctor was getting paid, why would he kill Michael Jackson. He'd better off if Michael was still alive.
Ok, sooooooo, there's the cook, lol nah I don't even have to go there. Let's see, who else was at the mansion that day? IDK...
Then he (Joe J) says, "The children should be with Katherine and me", Katherine is not even with him. He's so deluded, and greedy, just not a good person, and I'd venture to say an embarrassment to the family.
I think we all know by now the MJ had a problem with prescription drugs. I believe Mj's death was an unfortunate result of his addiction to RX drugs.
I've learned so much about MJ since his death...wow! MJ is no longer with us. It feels funny to even type that or say it.
I think the most shocking thing for me wasn't even the drug addiction, but the fact that he was a Lupus sufferer, just as I am. Not only do I understand his pain, but I understand what struggles he must have had on a daily basis. He fought through all of that to make us happy. He will be gravely missed. I can only wish that he had some measure of joy in his life. I believe that if anything brought him joy, it would have been his children.
Well, that's the end of my rant today.
Thanks for listening!
valsank

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Beware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LAUGHTER IS CONTAGIOUS!

I love to laugh. I am always laughing about something. O but today!, I learned the meaning of "Split my side laughing, or "die laughing".
I laughed so hard, I literally could not breathe, my stomach hurt so bad and I could not stop.
I was out shopping with my mom, my sister and a friend of ours. We were getting in the car after a full day, lunch, shopping etc...
Our friends' name is Mareta, a pretty name, huh?
Well we are always laughing because people never get her name right.
Well my mom got all tripped up and called Rameta!
It's really not that funny...
But once I heard my mom laugh,
I laughed.
When she heard me laugh,
She laughed.
It went on sooooooo long we were both hurting to the point I had to get out of the car, stand up and try to breathe.
As soon as I got back in the car, all I needed to hear was a chuckle from my mom, then it was on again.
I have never in my life laughed like that before.
I'm even tickled sitting here re-living the story.
(deep breath)
That was a good thing that happened today and I had to share.

thanks for listening,
~valorie~

Lupus Lupus Go Away!

To all who fight lupus (the wolf)

Lupus Lupus Go Away,
Leave my body right away.
My cells obey my commands, 
My life is in my God's hand.
No longer will you lurk here,
No longer are you my fear.
My cells are strong and well
Look at me, can't you tell?
It's time to say goodbye to you,
It is time to bid you adue.
Never ever to see you again, 
Remember, my life is in my Gods hand.

Valorie Sankey

Copyright ©2009  ValorieSankey

a.c.t Testimonial - DrinkACT

This is a tesimonial from a friend!;

About seven months ago a friend asked me to try a.c.t. Energy drink for an energy boost when doing my routine work around the house. I purchased a few cans. I noticed that I did not get that big burst of energy like the energy drinks that I have tried in the past had given me, however I completed all of my task and more for the day without feeling sluggish or tired. One morning while shaving I made a frantic call to my wife who was in another room, My wrist don’t hurt and I don’t know why, my Knees don’t hurt in fact all of my joint pain was gone. I have advance arthritis in my joints. My doctor was perplexed; he called his staff in and had them also to take a look at me. I demonstrated for them squats that I could now do. The other amazing effect that I got from a.c.t. is that it lowered my blood pressure to normal levels. I told of mine with high blood pressure what a.c.t. had done for me. He tried it and it lowered his blood pressure to normal levels also.  My doctor told me that whatever I was doing keep on doing it.

Product Review: a.c.t. Energy - The feel good drink!

I was introduced to this energy drink about a year ago.  I've not ever really been an energy drink person.  

Why? because of my lupus & fibromaylgia, I hadn't found anything to boost my energy.  I had tried vitamins, supplements & everything that I knew of.  Needless to say, I was very skeptical.

I first tried 1 can.  I didn't like it.  I thought, "o well", and moved on.  Well in a month or so later, I heard from my good friend that her husband said that he noticed relief of pain and lower blood pressure.  So I said, "I'll give it another shot".  I got a couple cans.  I drank 1 on one occasion, then maybe a week later, I drank another.  No bells & whistles, so I moved on again.  

More and more of my circle of friends began to drink a.c.t. and we saying the same as my friend who stated relief of pain and lower blood pressure.

Let's segway for a minute.  As winter of 2008 came on I was literally debilitated due to pain & fatigue.  After dealing with Lupus & Fibromalgia for over 25 years, that was common for me to be down for at least 1-2 months.  Well I looked up and it had been 6 months.  I hadn't been out.  I couldn't do anything. 

I thought time to see my Dr.  maybe my lupus is flared or I'm having a bad fibro flare.  After 3 visits, my Dr. said, look you are on the strongest pain meds, there is really nothing else I can do for you.  

Every lupus patient must see an Rheumatologist regularly.  Well since I have moved from beautiful sunny California to Texas, I had not yet seen a Rheumatologist.  As a matter of fact, every Rheumy in town, refused to take my insurance, (although I have 3 insurance plans).  I went back to my internist and let him know I needed this to change.  He shook his head and said, I can't help you.  I won't treat your lupus and if you want to get better see a Rhemy.  Being on disability, having no car, I could not just get up and go 112 miles to Dallas, I don't care what it's for.

Well, I was so tired of hurting, I made the sacrifice and took the dreaded trip.  I had mixed feelings, I was upset that I have to go so far when there we Dr.'s in my own town just because they refused my insurance plans, but on the other hand, I was excited because I thought well, in the past my Rhemy's had my back when it came to my pain.

We arrived in Dallas just as instructed, "be here 1 hour early, because you are a new patient".  I was there to check in 1 1/2 hours early.  We sat,  (my mom and I), for 1 1/2 hours.  Did not need to be there early, very frustrating.  

Finally, I'm called in.  I begin filling this Dr. in with my symptoms and my battle with pain for the past 6 months.  The man looked my square in the face and stated, "I do not treat pain".  Talk about dumb-struck, I was.  I repeated his words back to him, he said yes that is correct, I don't treat pain.  Well any of my lupus & fibro buddies can tell you, that is what we endure on a daily basis.  How can you treat our illness and not treat pain?  I felt so defeated.  I was upset.  Most of all it scared the heck out of me.  I didn't have many options.  

Back home, what am I going to do?  

I am going to have to do this myself.  Clearly I couldn't depend on my dr.'s.  Once again I turned to supplements and prayer.   I was taking 4 pain pills a day.  I was never comfortable with that, but the fact is, I needed pain relief and even that didn't give me the relief I needed.  

I had to reflect back on what I knew of as options.  I vented to my lupus, fibro, and chronic pain buddies on twitter.  They all had been through the same thing and had to do pretty much the same thing, work it out on their own.  

My mom found some super duper MSM "Rich's pure MSM", so pure and strong the tablets are called "torpedo's".   I had already been on it before the Dr. visit but I had to kinda boost my intake of it.  

Then I remembered a.c.t. energy drink.  I was reminded that others claimed relief of pain and lower blood pressure, but!, you have to drink it every day.  Yikes!!!!  

I got about 10 cans.  I didn't want to but I begin drinking it everyday.  First day, meh! ok...

second day, ok not bad...third day, (do not do this) I drank one at 5 pm for a pick-me-up, I was happily awake until 7am the next morning.  No jitters, less pain, just wide awake and happy, LOL.  I was on the computer all night working.  I actually updated my website and everything.  

I was running out of my pain meds, and to get a refill, I needed to actually see the dr.  So my appt. was farther away than the meds I had left, sooooooo... I had to conserve and make them last.  I had to use whatever else I could to make them stretch out.  But I was still drinking my a.c.t. energy drink.  

24hrs to go and not enough meds.  By then I had been drinking a.c.t. for almost a week.  I noticed that my pain was really subsiding.  The day I visited my Dr. I was able to go almost 20 hours without one pill.  I didn't take my pill until 6pm in the evening.  But I did have my a.c.t.!

I can say, for me, it gives me energy and I have experience relief of pain. 

I recommend it.

I had to share because if there is anything that can bring relief for lupus pain, which is inflammation in joints, fibro pain which is all-over body aches and pain & the fact that whatever the pain, it's chronic, then if I can help someone else, it's worth sharing.

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Negatives;

Unless you have a distributor you can't buy 1 or 2 cans, However, sign up is free if you want auto-ship or to get the best price, you just have to get a case at a time.

Also, you can find distributors online who will sell sample packs, and you can get less than a case.

I signed up as a distributor and on my company website store, I sell individual cans, & packets, (which I had not mentioned before).

In conclusion, why not give it a try, it's better than continuing to suffer unnecessary pain.